Alice Funke writes how the current election sits. She concludes with an interesting point, never before have the three federal
parties been in this position and are on unfamiliar ground.
From the Toronto Star, how
might the Senate play out for the next government of Canada?
This is a fun one. Foreign
editors from Vice look at photos of our three main party leaders and try to
guess at their personas.
The NDP released their
costed plans this week. CBC has an article with some highlights.
The scale of the refugee
crisis in Europe at the moment is difficult to understand. The war and chaos in
the Middle East and broader Muslim world has had dire humanitarian impact.
European states are sadly not all responding with open arms. Hungary has had a
troubling slip towards the right in recent years, the National Post writes
about growing despotism in the central European state.
On a related note,
Canadians have taken note of our own actions during this crisis and found us
wanting. Former Chief of the Defence Staff offered his thoughts on the matter,
as presented through the National Post's Michael Den Tandt.
Lastly on this topic,
Prime Minster Stephen Harper defends his government's position on Syria.
Newcastle, Australia
adopted a novel approach in repairing its downtown.
Martin Regg Cohn writes
how the newly seated leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
can get his party back on track.
From The Economist, Canada
- strong proud and free-riding. Canada owes more to the world and needs to
carry its weight.
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